Supporting Goondiwindi’s drought resilience
March 21, 2022The agricultural community in Goondiwindi will be better prepared for drought after grant success through the Coalition Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund.
Under the fund’s second round of the Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia has secured $48,658 to run community field days across various locations including Goondiwindi.
Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said that the Networks to Build Drought Resilience program focuses on local initiatives to enable agricultural communities to be better prepared for the impacts of drought.
“Something as simple as community field days where people network and share knowledge helps to build drought resilience here in Goondiwindi, but it also benefits the entire Australian agriculture sector. The stronger individual communities are, the more robust our industry becomes as a result,” Mr Littleproud said.
“This program funds events like community field days, training and small-scale infrastructure that will facilitate and enable networking.”
Sixty grants have been awarded across Australia to boost community connectedness and help local communities better prepare for drought – four of those from the Maranoa electorate.
Other successful Maranoa projects include:
- $50,000 for the Stanthorpe Agricultural Society to “Connect with the World” via an LED sign installation project
- $28,508 for the ‘Bright Spaces, Bright Faces’ Isisford District Hospital Museum and Multi-Purpose Centre renovation project
- $115,500 for the Warra Public Memorial Hall roofing and insulation project.
Through this second round of the Networks to Build Resilience program, $5.2 million in value will be delivered on ground to help prepare for drought. The $5.2 million is made up of $2.3 million from the Future Drought Fund, $0.8 million in funding raised by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal and $2.1 million in cash and in-kind co-investment from grantees.
The program is being delivered in partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal.
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